The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

and was every way successful The show
of cattle and horses was hardly excelled by
any county fair, while the trotting was fair
and square and done by good, valuable
horses there being no old ringers on the
ground 60 The schools in town are in
good running order, with the following
efficient teachers: No /, Miss Ralph Of War
rem; No 2, Jennie Shea; No. 3, Allie Lamb
of Warren; No. 4, Ollie Pierce; No 3, Carrie
NJ Green; Nos. and (village schools,
primary, Sarah NJ. Thompson, upper Fam
ME Ladd of Sharon, assistant, Abbe Jones.
- Attention is called to Mr.. Tinkham's
full and excellent report of the Mad River
Valley fair in this issue. We send good
number to Waitsfield this week for free dis
tribution to those who are not subscribers of
the WATCHMAN. The WATCHMAN will be
sent to new subscribers on trial from this time
until January l. 1888, for fifty cents -
Matt Jones and Alice Bushnell are in st.
Johnsbury attending the academy at that
place. - Mrs. Potter and daughter
Grace, and Ellen and Mary Josln have re-
turned to their western homes Max Joslin
has gone with the party - Elmer Baird
has returned to Lowell, Mass, where he
has been attending school for the past two
| years. - Miss Emma Gale of Lowell,
Mass, is visiting her brother, o. j. Gale.
- The Chickering Brothers are in town
| buying cattle. 60 Mrs. G.. o. Boyce was
in town last week. - Mrs. William
| Ward an old and much respected resident
of Fayston was buried from the Methodist
!
Warren.
THE woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. j. b. Whitney
Steele and Miss Bisnett of Bristol are spend
ing few days with ID. H. Steele. -
Mrs. Frank Martell of Cambrdgeport,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. e. A.
| Heath. - Dexter and Hoyt Parker Wis.,
tied friends in town the past week -
Mrs. Will Hebard and son of Randolph are
visiting friends here - Henry Newton
and family of Randolph spent a portion of
the past week in town. - E. III. Edgerton
and Mr.. Laird of Montpelier were visit
ing friends here the past week. - Mrs.
Frank Cardell and children and Annie
Adams of Boston and Miss Lizzie Smith of
East Bethel returned to their homes last
week
East Warren.
BERT STEARNs had the misfortune to hurt
one of his hands very badly while tending
a threshing-machine one day last week.
- Ed. McGlaf1in has been quite seri-
ousy ill the past week. - The Ladies'
Mite Society is to meet with Mrs. James
Tillotson tomorrow Thursday afternoon.
- The schools in town commenced last
Monday. The teachers in schools and
are Mr. Leighton Slack of Proctorsville and
Miss Vina Carroll of Warren. - 1t is
expected that Rev. o. ID. Clapp of Waits
field will preach at the church next Sab
bath in exchange with Rev. G. o. Howe.
Also that Rev. A. b. Truax will be present
and conduct quarterly meeting services Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday, September
18th and 18TH
Waterbury.
THE fair opened yesterday and promises
a success. &c. f. Clough has sold his
house near the bank to Mrs. Calkins of
Montpelier for $500. - Messrs Luther
Davis, Thaddeus Crossett and G.. W. Moody
have purchased one of the aqueducts that
supplies the village with water and ninety
, two acres of land of j. f. Sheple for $1,000.
- Mayor Henry of Burlington has
, rented his old home place to Samuel
, Pancher B. E. Wallace will go into
partnership with A. A. pike of Stowe this
fall. - The fall term of the public
schools will open Monday. - The
, WATCHMAN expects to have full report OF
the fair.
, Waterbury Center.
THERE will be no services at the Baptist
church next Sunday. Elder Fuller is to
attend the Yearly Meeting at Strafford. The
Baptists will meet with their Methodist
( friends. The presiding elder will be pres
ent and hold quarterly meeting services.
- Lillian Sanborn has gone to Spring
field, where she has position as teacher.
Miss Sanborn is a graduate of Goddard
Seminary and also of the University OF
Vermont at Burlington. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncy Lyon and Mr. and Mrs. o. w.
May visited in Vergennes last week and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon are in Burlington this
week. == Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Foster
: started for their home in Lone Rock, Wis,
= = last Tuesday, -; S. Conant is quite
I sick with a kidney trouble - Miss Josie
and Master Charlie Miller, who have been
: in the place for several weeks, returned to
their home in Springfield, Mass last week
u ! Thursday. - Lily Winter, the little girl
y y who has been at S. A. Newcomb's for
year past, has gone to her mother in Water
! bury, CT. - Mrs. r. n. Demeritt and
!. her son Homer have been visiting in Platts
y burgh, n. Y, for "A week past. - Mr.
=, and Mrs George Dillingham; of Johnson
e were in this place Wednesday and Thursday
! of last week.
+ Woodbury..
| Mrs. GILMAN BILL accompanied her
9 daughter Mrs. f. NJ. Bill, to her home in
= Lowell, Mass, where she will spend few
| weeks. - Elmer Ainsworth recently cut
4 "A deep cash in his leg with a scythe. -
. The first temperance meeting of the season
e was held last Sunday evening. Rev. Mr..
r Cook of Providence, Il, L., made some re-
= marks, which were quite interesting. -
a School commenced last Monday, with Cora
{ Daniels as teacher
i South Woodbury..
: On Saturday, August 27th jolly party,
1 consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Pray, Mr.
e and Mrs. Frank Batchelder, Mrs. Eva Will
g bur, Messrs. Herbert Eastman and Herbert
G Lance and Misses Kate Eastman and Lii
:, liam Pray, pitched their tents on what is
f called " Butternut fiat" on the old Cud-
a worth place, and named it Camp Cud-
Il worth, in honor of the Cudworth family
g This camp is unsurpassed by any in grandeur
l. and beauty of natural scenery. West of
d the camp and rising abruptly is Woodbury.
o mountain, forming a beautiful background.
i The camp is shaded by huge butternut
n trees, and in front is Long pond, beautiful
d sheet of water which glistened in the sun
:. light and reflected in its depths the grand
d old hills by which it is surrounded OF
g course home names were too prosaic for
5 camp life, so the party were rechristened as
# follows: Pa, Ma, -" Uncle, -" Auntie,"
e " Topsy," " Brigham" Cub, Tip and
!. "Tot" A rustic table was built underneath
IS the butternuts, which was loaded with all
It the delicacies of the season for the wants OF
e the inner man. Walking, boating, fishing,
r reading and chatting We're among the
II amusements of each day. The most sue
II cessful fishermen were " Pa" and Topsy"
d In the evening all gathered around the
V good old campfire, which Pa kept burn
t. ing brightly. Green corn, which was do
d mated by neighbors, was roasted in the en-
/ bers and eaten by all with great relish.
g. No sad faces were seen in camp and the
;. old woods rang with joyous laughter and
o happy voices. The camp was daily visited
Is by many welcome friends from all the adj
@ Joining towns, who brought with them gem
q erous contributions to the table and who
NJ heartily ioined in all the recreationS. One